Press Releases
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January 4, 2012
Blumenthal Drug Shortage Survey Exposes Damaging Effects in CT
(Hartford, CT) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today announced the results of a survey of Connecticut hospitals that he conducted to assess the effects of... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Drug Shortage Survey Exposes Damaging Effects in CT -
January 4, 2012
Blumenthal Statement on President’s Appointment of Richard Cordray as Director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
(Hartford, CT) – Today, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement in response to President Obama’s appointment of Richard... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on President’s Appointment of Richard Cordray as Director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau -
(Hartford, CT) - The following statement was issued by Senator Richard Blumenthal in response to the announcement by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) that it will... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on PURA Announcement to Review NU-STAR Merger
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December 27, 2011
Blumenthal Releases Public Comments to PURA on Proposed NU/STAR Merger
(Hartford, CT) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today released a letter sent last week to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) as it reviews the proposed... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Releases Public Comments to PURA on Proposed NU/STAR Merger -
December 27, 2011
Blumenthal Statement on Orange Bowl Decision to Restrict Camacho Cigar Advertising
(Hartford, CT) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement today after the Orange Bowl Committee announced that it would not move forward with a... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Orange Bowl Decision to Restrict Camacho Cigar Advertising -
December 22, 2011
Blumenthal Statement on House-Senate Agreement on Payroll Tax Cut
(Hartford, CT) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement after House Republicans announced that they would accept the Senate’s... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on House-Senate Agreement on Payroll Tax Cut -
December 22, 2011
Blumenthal Statement on Release of LIHEAP Funds for Connecticut
(Hartford, CT) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement today following an announcement that the Department of Health and Human Services has... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Release of LIHEAP Funds for Connecticut -
December 22, 2011
Blumenthal, Head of National Guard Highlight Unemployment Among Returning Servicemembers, Call for Commitment to Hire Veterans
(Hartford, CT) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today joined Major General Thaddeus J. Martin of the Connecticut National Guard, Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Head of National Guard Highlight Unemployment Among Returning Servicemembers, Call for Commitment to Hire Veterans -
December 16, 2011
Gillibrand, Lieberman, Blumenthal & Schumer Introduce Legislation to Protect Long Island Sound
Washington, DC – With federal funding to protect Long Island Sound set to expire this month, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Environment and Public... Continue Reading about Gillibrand, Lieberman, Blumenthal & Schumer Introduce Legislation to Protect Long Island Sound -
(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today praised the on-time delivery of more than 200,000 kits of life-saving body armor to troops fighting in Afghanistan.... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Applauds Delivery of Lifesaving Protection to Troops in Afghanistan
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December 15, 2011
Senators Request Ban on Flavored Cigars
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) was joined today by Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Jeff Merkley (D-OR),... Continue Reading about Senators Request Ban on Flavored Cigars -
December 15, 2011
Grassley, Blumenthal and Kohl Seek to Improve Medical Device Safety
WASHINGTON DC - Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) today introduced legislation to help protect patients from unsafe medical... Continue Reading about Grassley, Blumenthal and Kohl Seek to Improve Medical Device Safety -
December 15, 2011
New GAO Report Blumenthal Requested Reveals Growing Number of Life Threatening Drug Shortages
(Washington, DC) —Today, Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) confirming that... Continue Reading about New GAO Report Blumenthal Requested Reveals Growing Number of Life Threatening Drug Shortages -
December 13, 2011
Shaheen, Blumenthal Lead Call for Review of Electric Grid Reliability
(Washington, D.C.) — Following a series of major electric outages that have left millions of New Englanders without power in recent years, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators... Continue Reading about Shaheen, Blumenthal Lead Call for Review of Electric Grid Reliability -
December 13, 2011
PLAN B: Senators Call on Sec. Sebelius to Explain the Science Behind Plan B Decision
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, 14 U.S. Senators, led by Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), called on Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to provide the scientific... Continue Reading about PLAN B: Senators Call on Sec. Sebelius to Explain the Science Behind Plan B Decision -
December 12, 2011
Blumenthal Pushes for Measure to Ensure Heating Assistance as Congress Considers Funding
(Hartford, CT) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today urged action and support for a bipartisan bill he has cosponsored to save funding for home heating assistance as... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Pushes for Measure to Ensure Heating Assistance as Congress Considers Funding -
December 12, 2011
Blumenthal, Mikulski Announce Job Creation Initiative to Strengthen Community Colleges
(Hartford, CT) –Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), joined by Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), today introduced the Community College Innovation Act (CCIA) – a bill to... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Mikulski Announce Job Creation Initiative to Strengthen Community Colleges -
December 9, 2011
Blumenthal Pushes Ford Extension and Increase of Payroll Tax Cut
(Hartford, CT) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today joined Connecticut resident Sue Silvestro and economists Patrick Flaherty and Fred Carstensen in Hartford to urge... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Pushes Ford Extension and Increase of Payroll Tax Cut -
December 8, 2011
Blumenthal Statement on Judiciary Committee Approval and Passage of Counterfeit Drug Legislation
(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement today after the Senate Judiciary Committee passed the Counterfeit Drug Penalty... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Judiciary Committee Approval and Passage of Counterfeit Drug Legislation -
December 8, 2011
Blumenthal Calls on FCC to Eliminate Sports Blackouts
(Washington, DC)- Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today wrote to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requesting that they allow the public to comment on the Sports... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Calls on FCC to Eliminate Sports Blackouts